Detections
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RHEL 8 : open-vm-tools (RHSA-2023:5210)
high Nessus Plugin ID 181605
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for open-vm-tools.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2023:5210 advisory.- open-vm-tools: SAML token signature bypass (CVE-2023-20900)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the RHEL open-vm-tools package based on the guidance in RHSA-2023:5210.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?ab088d61
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 181605
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2023-5210.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 9/19/2023
Updated: 4/28/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-20900
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.2, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.2, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:open-vm-tools, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:open-vm-tools-desktop
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/19/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/31/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-20900